Friday, 25 April 2014

Lincs County Council repainted the road in front of our
Limber shop yesterday. Jayne said "But aren't you going to fill in the pot
holes first?" "That's not our department - we just paint lines!"
It's a funny old world....

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Our old CCTV & video recorder at Keelby broke down, so
we had to get a new one (it's a condition of our alcohol licence). The new
recorder uses a computer hard disc rather than VHS tapes - and it includes a 4-way
switcher for our cameras (we used to have a separate box to do that). The new
kit is roughly 1/10th the size of the old one - it's amazing how tech has
progressed!

Monday, 7 April 2014

We've got challenges of a technical nature this week - we
use an old Windows XP computer for admin & to access the web, but from 8th
April Microsoft will no-longer send security updates. Time to move to a Windows
7 machine - quite a task for us technophobes! A similar but unrelated thing is
happening with cigarettes - from April 2015 small UK shops must hide their
displays. We've opted to have our display equipment removed and to hide our
cigs under the counter. All this, & the end of the tax year too!

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

We have found a new dairy, and have decided to give them a
go. They are called DairyLincs, and they are based in Grimsby. They supply all
kinds of milk - they get their supplies from Boroughbridge in Yorkshire - a
very pretty part of the world. We think it's important to source British milk,
from as close to home as we can - we hope everyone approves!

Sunday, 23 March 2014

It's the busiest time of the year! After a really wonderful
ceilidh at Limber Village Hall on Saturday 22nd March we're starting to get
ready for mothering Sunday next weekend! Clocks go forward, so 1 hour less in
bed! We are also thinking about the garden - had to do a quick repair on then
mower after metal fatigue snapped the handle! David hopes to organise an
automatic watering system to help keep things under control later in the year.

Monday, 17 March 2014

Today is St Patrick's Day, and at Limber we are all looking
forward to a ceilidh with a live band at Limber village hall on Saturday 22nd
March 7.30pm. £10 tickets include a supper, but bring your own drinks! The
shops are all getting geared up for Mothers' Day - Spring is in the air, and
it's everyone's favourite time of year!

Sunday, 9 March 2014

We were sad to learn the sub post office in Keelby is
closing - looks like it's being transferred into the Spar shop. On a more
optimistic note, the new management team at the New Inn, Great Limber, are
working flat-out to re-open after their refit for Easter. Best of luck to them!

Saturday, 22 February 2014

Come and get tickets for the latest Lincs Rural Touring
extravaganza at Keelby Hall - on March 8th the band Sheelanagig will play
mad-cap music in the Balkan style! A grand evening is guaranteed. We also have
tickets to sell for a St Patrick's Night Ceilidh at Great Limber Village hall
on March 22nd. We'll all be there dancing - come and enjoy the crack!

Sunday, 5 January 2014

We have just set up our Cadbury Creme Egg dump bin, and
we were amused to see the list of ingredients printed at the top of the
display. The last sentence contains allergy advice in heavy print: "May
contain eggs." We kind of hope they do!!

Thursday, 2 January 2014

A new year, and a time to review and press ahead. We didn't
expect 2013 to be so dramatic - Jayne was in hospital for her birthday, and
after a dreadfully cold Winter/Spring we had a glorious Summer/Autumn and a
late surge of sales in December! The new year should see the Limber pub
re-opening with a fantastic new management team... things are on the up!